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Swanson vs. Lamas Booked for UFC Debut on Fox


“It’s cool, bro. The UFC offers accident insurance now.”

Sometimes, we like to pretend that our articles actually influence the UFC’s decision making. The other day, when we gave the UFC some friendly advice concerning their debut on Fox, we suggested that the UFC should probably schedule more than one fight. Having the support of a network like Fox and only displaying one fight, no matter how epic, is like buying a hooker just to hold hands with during Shark Night 3D. So when the UFC announced the addition of Cub Swanson vs. Ricardo Lamas to this card, our first thought was “The UFC was simply doing what they always do by announcing the main event before they announce supporting fights”. But we still feel pretty good about ourselves.

The fight potentially marks Cub Swanson’s UFC debut. As you may remember, Cub Swanson was set to make his UFC debut against Erik Koch twice, but was injured both times and forced to withdraw. Cub Swanson also holds the distinction of being the first fighter to utilize the UFC’s accident-insurance, after a knee to the face during a sparring session resulted in a broken jaw, as well as orbital, nasal and cheek fractures. Swanson’s last fight was a FOTN winning split decision over Mackens Semerzier at WEC 52. Meanwhile, Lamas is coming off of a TKO victory over Matt Grice at UFC Live on Versus: Kongo vs. Barry. His fight against Grice also marked his featherweight debut.


“It’s cool, bro. The UFC offers accident insurance now.”

Sometimes, we like to pretend that our articles actually influence the UFC’s decision making. The other day, when we gave the UFC some friendly advice concerning their debut on Fox, we suggested that the UFC should probably schedule more than one fight. Having the support of a network like Fox and only displaying one fight, no matter how epic, is like buying a hooker just to hold hands with during Shark Night 3D. So when the UFC announced the addition of Cub Swanson vs. Ricardo Lamas to this card, our first thought was “The UFC was simply doing what they always do by announcing the main event before they announce supporting fights”. But we still feel pretty good about ourselves.

The fight potentially marks Cub Swanson’s UFC debut. As you may remember, Cub Swanson was set to make his UFC debut against Erik Koch twice, but was injured both times and forced to withdraw. Cub Swanson also holds the distinction of being the first fighter to utilize the UFC’s accident-insurance, after a knee to the face during a sparring session resulted in a broken jaw, as well as orbital, nasal and cheek fractures. Swanson’s last fight was a FOTN winning split decision over Mackens Semerzier at WEC 52. Meanwhile, Lamas is coming off of a TKO victory over Matt Grice at UFC Live on Versus: Kongo vs. Barry. His fight against Grice also marked his featherweight debut.

Will the third time be a charm for Cub Swanson? If not, then who do you think should be a replacement? Does this fight make the televised portion of the card? Have at it in the comments section.

Cub Swanson Out of Rescheduled UFC 132 Bout With Erik Koch

Filed under: UFC, NewsIt’s deja vu all over again for Erik Koch.

In late February, just 10 days before his scheduled fight with Cub Swanson at UFC on Versus 3, Swanson pulled out with an injury. With the fight rebooked for UFC 132 next month, it has …

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It’s deja vu all over again for Erik Koch.

In late February, just 10 days before his scheduled fight with Cub Swanson at UFC on Versus 3, Swanson pulled out with an injury. With the fight rebooked for UFC 132 next month, it has happened again.

Swanson is now out of the rescheduled featherweight fight for July 2 in Las Vegas. He announced through his Twitter account that he had to pull out of the fight because of a training injury. “I broke the whole left side of my face,” Swanson said. Photos he uploaded via Twitter showed a deeply bruised left orbital area.

Swanson, who trains at the Greg Jackson camp in Albuquerque, N.M., went on to say that the injury happened in training, and that it required a seven-hour hospital visit.

Koch (12-1, 1-0 UFC), pictured, now awaits word on a new opponent for the pay-per-view, which is scheduled for the MGM Grand Garden Arena. After Swanson pulled out of their first scheduled meeting, Koch was moved to the UFC 128 card two weeks later to fill in for an injured Manny Gamburyan against Raphael Assuncao; he won with his second straight first-round KO and second straight Knockout of the Night bonus.

The Duke Roufus-trained fighter indicated on his Twitter account that he still expects to fight on the card.

Swanson (15-4, 0-0 UFC) went 5-3 in the WEC and was to be making his UFC debut. He won three Fight of the Night bonuses in his last five WEC bouts, but also suffered an 8-second flying knee knockout loss to Jose Aldo that propelled “Junior” to his featherweight title win against Mike Brown.

UFC 132 has had multiple issues with injuries and fight changes. The expected rematch between BJ Penn and Jon Fitch was scrapped when Fitch pulled out with a shoulder injury; Penn followed with an injury of his own. Evan Dunham pulled out of his lightweight bout against George Sotiropoulous and was replaced by Rafael dos Anjos. And Jason “Mayhem” Miller was scheduled to make his return to the UFC against Aaron Simpson. But he was pulled from the fight last week to instead coach Season 14 of “The Ultimate Fighter” opposite Michael Bisping. He’ll face Bisping at the TUF 14 Finale in December.

 

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WEC 52 Undercard Live Blog: Davis vs. Assuncao, Semerzier vs. Swanson, More

Filed under: WECLAS VEGAS – MMA Fighting is at The Pearl at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas for WEC 52, one of just two cards left in the promotion’s history before merging into the UFC in 2011.

The main card, headlined by the bantamweight debut…

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LAS VEGAS – MMA Fighting is at The Pearl at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas for WEC 52, one of just two cards left in the promotion’s history before merging into the UFC in 2011.

The main card, headlined by the bantamweight debut of former featherweight champion Urijah Faber against Takeya Mizugaki, airs live on Versus at 9 p.m. Eastern.

The preliminary bouts not scheduled for broadcast feature L.C. Davis vs. Raphael Assuncao, Edward Faaloloto vs. Anthony Njokuani, Dustin Poirier vs. Zach Micklewright, Michael McDonald vs. Clint Godfrey, Mackens Semerzier vs. Cub Swanson and Brandon Visher vs. Yves Jabouin.

MMA Fighting has round-by-round updates of the six preliminary card bouts below.

WEC 50: Chad Mendes Out-Wrestles Cub Swanson

Filed under: WEC, NewsThe good news for Chad Mendes is that he beat Cub Swanson by unanimous decision at WEC 50, running his professional MMA record to 8-0.

The bad news is that although Mendes completely controlled the fight with his wrestling, he do…

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The good news for Chad Mendes is that he beat Cub Swanson by unanimous decision at WEC 50, running his professional MMA record to 8-0.

The bad news is that although Mendes completely controlled the fight with his wrestling, he doesn’t look like he’s developing much as a fighter.

WEC 50’s Chad Mendes Learning to Deal With Distractions as MMA Fame Grows

Filed under: MMA Videos, WEC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosMMA Fighting spoke rising featherweight star Chad Mendes over the weekend about his upcoming WEC 50 fight against Cub Swanson on Aug. 18.

The undefeated Mendes (7-0) talked about his progression …

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MMA Fighting spoke rising featherweight star Chad Mendes over the weekend about his upcoming WEC 50 fight against Cub Swanson on Aug. 18.

The undefeated Mendes (7-0) talked about his progression as a mixed martial artist, dealing with the pressure of being undefeated and what it’s like to be a member of Urijah Faber’s Team Alpha Male.

Check out the video interview below.